Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise in support of H.R. 6147, the so- called appropriations ``minibus,'' which includes the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, as well as three other bills. I am certainly proud to have worked with Chairman Collins. She has put together a thoughtful, bipartisan T-HUD Appropriations bill that reflects the priorities of more than 70 Senators, who provided more than 800 funding or language recommendations. Her leadership and her commitment to fairness and to ensuring that all of our colleagues had the opportunity to help make investments in their States are remarkable and deeply appreciated. We looked at all of our colleagues' suggestions and recommendations. We also received guidance from Chairman Shelby and Vice Chairman Leahy, and I appreciate their creative and constructive role. As a result, we were able to produce legislation I am remarkably proud of, and I again thank the chairman for her great work. The bill does not include any poison pill riders, which follows the principle established by Chairman Shelby and Vice Chairman Leahy. This agreement has given the committee space to evaluate the requests of the administration and Congress and to provide funding levels that support national priorities.…”